This course takes place at our AGES National Reference Laboratory for Metals and Nitrogenous Compounds in Food and Feed in Linz, Upper Austria. The five-day course focuses on a combination of theoretical background knowledge and practical skills in the analysis of iodine by ICP-MS.

Content
You will acquire knowledge of relevant standards, method validation and analytical expertise in the determination of extractable and total iodine by ICP-MS in food and feed. Each participant performs the analysis on real samples and acquires practical knowledge of the entire analytical procedure - from sample preparation and extraction or digestion to measurement and evaluation of the resulting data.

• Sample management via LIMS
• Sample preparation, extraction and digestion
• Intensive training in routine methods
• Evaluation of the recorded data and possible faults
• Possible QA strategies and method validation
• Discussion of specific requirements that participants may have
• Review of relevant standards and EU directives
• Overview of how the NRL works

Target group

• Analysts
• Laboratory staff
• Managers of laboratories
• Interested persons

Participation restrictions
Three-day standard course for a maximum of four people

Date
on request

Location
AGES GmbH
Wieningerstraße 8 | A-4020 Linz, Austria

Responsible for the content
Dipl.-HTL-Ing. Gerhard Liftinger
Department for Chemical Analysis of Elements
Institute for Animal Nutrition and Feed, AGES

Fee
on request